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Challenge: Fill the Frame III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Home
Date: Aug 25, 2007
Aperture: F36
ISO: 200
Shutter: 10 seconds
Galleries: Black and White, Textures
Date Uploaded: Aug 25, 2007
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First challenge with my new 60mm 2.8.
Two years ago today is the day my father passed away. In tribute to him, I took out his old tools and tried to take a photo that depicts what he loved - to work with his hands. I don't image it will do really well, probably in the mid 5s but you never know...
Shot in RAW, adjusted curves, levels, sharpness, noise ninja, cropped to size. Desaturated, USM at large radius, USM at smallradius. Colorized using hue/saturation, resized for web, slight dodge/burn and cloning to reduce blown out areas, added border, done!
Post Challenge: Thanks for the comments during voting - 13 is the most I have seen in a while. I am really happy that my tribute to my Dad came off well and scored in my top 5 images. |
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09/05/2007 12:50:51 AM |
Peter
Great photo and good finish!! Have to say this shot struck a particular chord with me as my late grandfather used to be a carpenter (as in someone who worked with wood rather than a member of the pop duo) and I remember seeing him working with tools like this (which used to glide effortlessly under his control then transform themselves to lumpen objects if ever I picked them up). Your story about them being your late father's tools adds an extra layer of poigniancy
Great job |
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09/02/2007 04:15:43 PM |
| A nice photo that tells a story. |
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09/02/2007 07:59:28 AM |
| Absolutely love photos like this, nice colors and lighting, good choice, 10. |
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09/01/2007 11:30:49 AM |
| Awesome shot. Great texture. |
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09/01/2007 09:42:58 AM |
| Grampa had a wood lathe.. Great comp and texture. Interesting subject and great tones. |
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08/31/2007 06:27:33 PM |
| I love the texture of this shot. |
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08/31/2007 05:17:03 PM |
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08/30/2007 09:25:35 PM |
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08/30/2007 08:48:29 AM |
| Grain adds to the historic appearance, but I think it's overdone here. |
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08/28/2007 05:41:09 PM |
| So nostalgic. I love the emotion that this brings up in me. My grandpa had much the same tools on his workbench. |
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08/27/2007 11:51:32 AM |
| A 10 in my book. Well done! This would be an eleven if I could! Just something about it. |
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08/27/2007 07:57:14 AM |
| excellent details and beautifully lit. |
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08/26/2007 11:51:39 PM |
| a bit oversharpened. like the crop and the sepia toning. nicely arranged, the diagonally lying tool makes the image |
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08/26/2007 10:19:35 PM |
| nice textures, excellent light |
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